added more docs/examples

Author: mconflitti-pbc

src/posit/connect/client.py

@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ def with_user_session_token(self, token: str) -> Client:
         a user session token will not exist, which will cause this method to result in an error needing
         to be handled in your application.
 
+        Depending on the type of application you are building, the user session token is retrieved in
+        a variety of ways. For example, in Streamlit and Shiny applications, the token is stored in the
+        context or session object headers using the `Posit-Connect-User-Session-Token` key. For API
+        applications, the token is added to the request headers.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         token : str
@@ -192,10 +197,50 @@ def with_user_session_token(self, token: str) -> Client:
         Client
             A new Client instance authenticated with an API key exchanged for the user session token.
 
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If the provided token is `None` or empty or if the exchange response is malformed.
+        ClientError
+            If the token exchange request with the Connect Server fails.
+
         Examples
         --------
         >>> from posit.connect import Client
         >>> client = Client().with_user_session_token("my-user-session-token")
+
+        Example using user session token from Shiny session:
+        >>> from posit.connect import Client
+        >>> from shiny.express import render, session
+        >>>
+        >>> client = Client()
+        >>>
+        >>> @reactive.calc
+        >>> def visitor_client():
+        ...     ## read the user session token and generate a new client
+        ...     user_session_token = session.http_conn.headers.get("Posit-Connect-User-Session-Token")
+        ...     return client.with_user_session_token(user_session_token)
+        ...
+        >>> @render.text
+        >>> def user_profile():
+        ...     # fetch the viewer's profile information
+        ...     return visitor_client().me
+
+        Example with fallback when header is missing in API request:
+        >>> from posit.connect import Client
+        >>> import requests
+        >>>
+        >>> def get_client(request):
+        ...     base_client = Client()
+        ...     token = request.headers.get("Posit-Connect-User-Session-Token")
+        ...     if token:
+        ...         return base_client.with_user_session_token(token)
+        ...     else:
+        ...         return base_client
+        ...
+        >>> # Simulate request without header
+        >>> mock_request = requests.Request()
+        >>> client = get_client(mock_request)  # Returns original client
         """
         if token is None or token == "":
             raise ValueError("token must be set to non-empty string.")